Weather

Flash Flood Watch issued June 23 at 9:46PM CDT until June 24 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS

Effective: 9:46 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2014

Expires: 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS EXPANDED THE* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ANDSOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...INSOUTHERN ILLINOIS...ALEXANDER...FRANKLIN...HAMILTON...JACKSON...UNION IL AND WILLIAMSON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...BOLLINGER...BUTLER...CAPE GIRARDEAU...CARTER...PERRY MO...RIPLEY...SCOTT...STODDARD AND WAYNE MO.* THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING.* AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTMISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT. IT WILL INTERACT WITH AVERY MOISTURE-RICH AIR MASS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALLAMOUNTS OF 1 TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN A SHORTPERIOD OF TIME.* HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POORDRAINAGE AREAS. FLASH FLOODING ON SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMSWILL BE POSSIBLE.